Legal Opinion
State v. Cooper
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 19, 1996No. 64016-5PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDurham, C.J.
— The State seeks review of a Court of *772Appeals decision reversing Kim Cooper’s conviction for child molestation. The State contends the Court of Appeals erred in concluding that the State lacks jurisdiction over crimes committed by Indians on Indian lands outside the boundaries of an established Indian reservation. We agree, and reverse.
BACKGROUND
Cooper’s crime was committed on property held in trust by the United States as an Indian allotment outside the boundaries of the Nooksack Reservation. State v. Cooper, 81 Wn. App. 36, 38, 41 n.6, 912 P.2d 1075, review granted, 129 Wn.2d 1013 (1996).1…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Oklahoma Tax Comm'n v. Citizen Band of Potawatomi Tribe of Okla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- DeCoteau v. District County Court for the Tenth Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Washington v. Confederated Bands & Tribes of the Yakima Indian NationSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. JohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. SquallyWashington Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. CooperWashington Supreme Court · 1996
- Cordova v. HolwegnerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1999
- State v. JimWashington Supreme Court · 2012
- State v. PinkCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2008
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